Saint Augustine is located on a peninsula between the Matanzas and San Sebastian rivers. St. Augustine is a port of entry, a shrimping and commercial fishing center, and a popular year-round resort. The economic mainstay is tourism, supplemented with revenues from small industries. The oldest city in the United States, it was founded in 1565 by the Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles on the site of an ancient Native American village and near the place where Ponce de Leon, the discoverer of Florida, had landed in 1513.
The Mayflower Compact
In 1620, the Mayflower, a sailing vessel of about 180 tons, started her memorable voyage from Plymouth, England, with about 1001 pilgrims on board, bound for Virginia to establish a private permanent colony in North America. Arriving at what is now Provincetown, 41 of the passengers signed the famous “Mayflower Compact” as the boat lay at anchor in that Cape Cod harbour. A small detail of the pilgrims, led by William Bradford, assigned to select a place for permanent settlement, landed at what is now Plymouth.
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Saint Augustine is located on a peninsula between the Matanzas and San Sebastian rivers. St. Augustine is a port of entry, a shrimping and commercial fishing center, and a popular year-round resort. The economic mainstay is tourism, supplemented with revenues from small industries. The oldest city in the United States, it was founded in 1565 by the Spanish explorer Pedro Menendez de Aviles on the site of an ancient Native American village and near the place where Ponce de Leon, the discoverer of Florida, had landed in 1513.The Mayflower Compact
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